U.S. patent number 11,333,230 [Application Number 17/041,436] was granted by the patent office on 2022-05-17 for differential transmission.
This patent grant is currently assigned to SEJIN-IGB CO., LTD.. The grantee listed for this patent is SEJIN-IGB CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Sun Ho Lim.
United States Patent |
11,333,230 |
Lim |
May 17, 2022 |
Differential transmission
Abstract
A differential transmission includes a pin-gear type main body
unit with a pin-gear type main body housing in which input or
output is performed through a plurality of pins rotatably coupled
in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface
thereof, a high-speed shaft provided at one side of the pin-gear
type main body housing and through which input or output of a
relatively high speed is performed, a low-speed shaft provided at
the other side of the pin-gear type main body housing and through
which input or output of a speed that is less than the relatively
high speed is performed, and a reduction portion inside the
pin-gear type main body housing and reducing an input speed; and a
high-speed shaft connection unit connected to the high-speed shaft
of the pin-gear type main body unit and through which input or
output is performed through the high-speed shaft.
Inventors: |
Lim; Sun Ho (Asan-si,
KR) |
Applicant: |
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SEJIN-IGB CO., LTD. |
Asan-si |
N/A |
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Assignee: |
SEJIN-IGB CO., LTD.
(N/A)
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Family
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1000006309318 |
Appl.
No.: |
17/041,436 |
Filed: |
March 29, 2019 |
PCT
Filed: |
March 29, 2019 |
PCT No.: |
PCT/KR2019/003704 |
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: |
September 24, 2020 |
PCT
Pub. No.: |
WO2019/198957 |
PCT
Pub. Date: |
October 17, 2019 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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US 20210018080 A1 |
Jan 21, 2021 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Apr 13, 2018 [KR] |
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10-2018-0043459 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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F16H
55/10 (20130101); F16H 37/041 (20130101); F16C
3/02 (20130101); F16H 57/0431 (20130101); F16C
2300/22 (20130101); F16C 2300/00 (20130101); F16H
57/048 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F16H
37/04 (20060101); F16C 3/02 (20060101); F16H
55/10 (20060101); F16H 57/04 (20100101) |
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European Extended Search Report for Application No. 19785465.6,
dated May 6, 2021. cited by applicant.
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Primary Examiner: Le; Huan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Renaissance IP Law Group LLP
Claims
The invention claimed is:
1. A differential transmission comprising: a pin-gear type main
body unit which comprises a pin-gear type main body housing in
which input or output is performed through a plurality of pins, the
plurality of pins being rotatably coupled in a circumferential
direction of an outer circumferential surface thereof, a high-speed
shaft provided at one side of the pin-gear type main body housing
and through which input or output of a first speed that is a
relatively high speed is performed, a low-speed shaft provided at
the other side of the pin-gear type main body housing and through
which input or output of a second speed that is less than the first
speed is performed, and a reduction portion provided inside the
pin-gear type main body housing and reducing an input speed; and a
high-speed shaft connection unit connected to the high-speed shaft
of the pin-gear type main body unit and through which input or
output is performed through the high-speed shaft.
2. The differential transmission of claim 1, wherein the high-speed
shaft connection unit comprises a pin-gear type high-speed shaft
connection unit in which a plurality of pins are rotatably coupled
in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential
surface thereof.
3. The differential transmission of claim 1, wherein the high-speed
shaft connection unit comprises a spur-gear type high-speed shaft
connection unit in which gear teeth having a circular shape are
formed in the circumferential direction of the outer
circumferential surface thereof.
4. The differential transmission of claim 3, wherein a curve of the
gear teeth having a circular shape form a cycloid curve or a
trochoid curve.
5. The differential transmission of claim 1, wherein the reduction
portion comprises a planetary-gear type planetary gear reduction
portion.
6. The differential transmission of claim 1, wherein the high-speed
shaft is manufactured in a shaft shape to correspond to a high
speed, and the low-speed shaft is manufactured in a shaft shape to
correspond to a relative speed by a high speed rotation.
7. The differential transmission of claim 6, wherein the high-speed
shaft comprises: a first high-speed shaft portion having one end
portion connected to the reduction portion and the other end
portion connected to the high-speed shaft connection unit; and a
second high-speed shaft portion coaxially disposed with the first
high-speed shaft portion and having one side connected to the first
high-speed shaft portion and the other side connected to the
reduction portion.
8. The differential transmission of claim 7, wherein the reduction
portion comprises a plurality of high-speed shaft support bearings
disposed apart from each other in a length direction of the second
high-speed shaft portion.
9. The differential transmission of claim 6, wherein the low-speed
shaft comprises: a first low-speed shaft portion having one end
portion connected to the reduction portion and another end portion
disposed outside the pin-gear type main body housing; and second
and third low-speed shaft portions having one side connected to the
first low-speed shaft portion and the other side connected to the
reduction portion, the second and third low-speed shaft portions
being separated into a plurality of pieces that are connected to
one another.
10. The differential transmission of claim 9, wherein the reduction
portion further comprises a plurality of main bearings disposed
apart from each other at sides of the second and third low-speed
shaft portions.
11. A differential transmission comprising: a spur-gear type main
body unit which comprises a spur-gear type main body housing in
which input or output is performed through a plurality of gear
teeth, the plurality of gear teeth being formed in a
circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface
thereof, a high-speed shaft provided at one side of the spur-gear
type main body housing and through which input or output of a first
speed that is a relatively high speed is performed, a low-speed
shaft provided at the other side of the spur-gear type main body
housing and through which input or output of a second speed that is
less than the first speed is performed, and a reduction portion
provided inside the spur-gear type main body housing and reducing
an input speed; and a high-speed shaft connection unit connected to
the high-speed shaft of the spur-gear type main body unit and
through which input or output is performed through the high-speed
shaft, wherein the high-speed shaft is manufactured in a shaft
shape to correspond to a high speed, and the low-speed shaft is
manufactured in a shaft shape to correspond to a relative speed by
a high speed rotation.
12. The differential transmission of claim 11, wherein a curve of
the gear teeth forms a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
13. The differential transmission of claim 12, wherein the
high-speed shaft connection unit comprises a spur-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which gear teeth having a
circular shape are formed in the circumferential direction of the
outer circumferential surface thereof.
14. The differential transmission of claim 13, wherein the circular
shape forms the cycloid curve or the trochoid curve.
15. The differential transmission of claim 11, wherein the
high-speed shaft connection unit comprises a pin-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which a plurality of pins are
rotatably coupled in the circumferential direction of the outer
circumferential surface thereof.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present inventive concept relates to a differential
transmission, and more particularly, to a differential transmission
which has a compact structure and may easily perform implementation
of a high-precision differential speed.
BACKGROUND ART
Differential transmissions, or called differential gear trains,
refer to devices capable of reducing, accelerating, or
differentiating the speed of an output according to input
conditions. A typical differential transmission includes a reducer,
e.g., a planetary gear, having input/output on a co-axial line, and
implement an output of a differential speed with respect to two
different inputs.
The differential transmission may be used to implement a
differential speed in compact equipment such as index of a display
or semiconductor equipment or the like.
However, existing differential transmissions are not suitable for
actual implementation of a high-precision differential speed due to
a structural limitation thereof in spite of the complexity of
overall structure according to a huge number of parts needed for a
differential speed. In this regard, there is a demand for the
technical development of a differential transmission of a new
concept, which has not been known.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIVE CONCEPT
Technical Problem
The present inventive concept provides a differential transmission
which has a compact structure and may easily perform implementation
of a high-precision differential speed.
Advantageous Effects
According to the present inventive concept, the implementation of a
high-precision differential speed may be easily performed with a
compact structure.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a first embodiment of the present inventive concept.
FIG. 2 illustrates first and second dummy input/output units of
FIG. 1 in a dashed line.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a differential
transmission.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural view of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of major parts of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of major parts of a pin area.
FIG. 7 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a second embodiment of the present inventive concept.
FIG. 8 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a third embodiment of the present inventive concept.
FIG. 9 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a fourth embodiment of the present inventive concept.
FIG. 10 is a use state view of a differential transmission
according to a fifth embodiment of the present inventive
concept.
BEST MODE
According to an aspect of the present inventive concept, a
differential transmission includes a pin-gear type main body unit
which includes a pin-gear type main body housing in which input or
output is performed through a plurality of pins, the plurality of
pins being rotatably coupled in a circumferential direction of an
outer circumferential surface thereof, a high-speed shaft provided
at one side of the pin-gear type main body housing and through
which input or output of a first speed that is a relatively high
speed is performed, a low-speed shaft provided at the other side of
the pin-gear type main body housing and through which input or
output of a second speed that is less than the first speed is
performed, and a reduction portion provided inside the pin-gear
type main body housing and reducing an input speed; and a
high-speed shaft connection unit connected to the high-speed shaft
of the pin-gear type main body unit and through which input or
output is performed through the high-speed shaft.
The high-speed shaft connection unit may include a pin-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which a plurality of pins are
rotatably coupled in the circumferential direction of the outer
circumferential surface thereof.
The high-speed shaft connection unit may include a spur-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which gear teeth having a
circular shape are formed in the circumferential direction of the
outer circumferential surface thereof.
A curve of the gear teeth having a circular shape may form a
cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
According to another aspect of the present inventive concept, a
differential transmission includes a spur-gear type main body unit
which includes a spur-gear type main body housing in which input or
output is performed through a plurality of gear teeth, the
plurality of gear teeth being formed in a circumferential direction
of an outer circumferential surface thereof, a high-speed shaft
provided at one side of the spur-gear type main body housing and
through which input or output of a first speed that is a relatively
high speed is performed, a low-speed shaft provided at the other
side of the spur-gear type main body housing and through which
input or output of a second speed that is less than the first speed
is performed, and a reduction portion provided inside the spur-gear
type main body housing and reducing an input speed, and a
high-speed shaft connection unit connected to the high-speed shaft
of the spur-gear type main body unit and through which input or
output is performed through the high-speed shaft.
A curve of the gear teeth may form a cycloid curve or a trochoid
curve.
The high-speed shaft connection unit may include a pin-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which a plurality of pins are
rotatably coupled in the circumferential direction of the outer
circumferential surface thereof.
The high-speed shaft connection unit may include a spur-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit in which gear teeth having a
circular shape are formed in the circumferential direction of the
outer circumferential surface thereof.
A curve of the gear teeth having a circular shape may form a
cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
The reduction portion may include a planetary-gear type planetary
gear reduction portion.
The high-speed shaft may be manufactured in a shaft shape to
correspond to a high speed, and the low-speed shaft may be
manufactured in a shaft shape to correspond to a relative speed by
a high speed rotation.
The high-speed shaft may include a first high-speed shaft portion
having one end portion connected to the reduction portion and the
other end portion connected to the high-speed shaft connection
unit, and a second high-speed shaft portion coaxially disposed with
the first high-speed shaft portion and having one side connected to
the first high-speed shaft portion and the other side connected to
the reduction portion.
The reduction portion may include a plurality of high-speed shaft
support bearings disposed apart from each other in a length
direction of the second high-speed shaft portion.
The low-speed shaft may include a first low-speed shaft portion
having one end portion connected to the reduction portion and the
other end portion disposed to be exposed to the outside, and second
and third low-speed shaft portions having one side connected to the
first low-speed shaft portion and the other side connected to the
reduction portion, the second and third low-speed shaft portions
being separated into a plurality of pieces that are connected to
one another.
The reduction portion may further include a plurality of main
bearings disposed apart from each other at sides of the second and
third low-speed shaft portions.
MODE OF THE INVENTIVE CONCEPT
The attached drawings for illustrating preferred embodiments of the
present inventive concept are referred to in order to gain a
sufficient understanding of the present inventive concept, the
merits thereof, and the objectives accomplished by the
implementation of the present inventive concept.
Hereinafter, the present inventive concept will be described in
detail by explaining preferred embodiments of the inventive concept
with reference to the attached drawings. Like reference numerals in
the drawings denote like elements.
FIG. 1 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a first embodiment of the present inventive concept, FIG. 2
illustrates first and second dummy input/output units of FIG. 1 in
a dashed line, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a
differential transmission, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural
view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of major parts of FIG.
4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of major parts of a pin
area.
Referring to these drawings, a differential transmission 100
according to the present embodiment may have a compact structure
and easily perform implement of a high precision differential speed
and include a pin-gear type main body unit 110 and a high-speed
shaft connection unit 160.
In the present embodiment, the pin-gear type main body unit 110 may
mean a so-called pin gear (pin gear) in which a plurality of pins
121 are applied to an outer circumferential surface thereof.
The pin-gear type main body unit 110 may include a pin-gear type
main body housing 120, in which a reduction portion 150 is
included, and a high-speed shaft 130 and a low-speed shaft 140,
which are coupled to the pin-gear type main body housing 120.
As described below in detail, the high-speed shaft 130 (see FIG. 4)
is provided at one side of the pin-gear type main body housing 120
and forms a place where input or output of a first speed that is a
relatively high speed is performed, and the low-speed shaft 140
(see FIG. 4) is provided at the other side of the pin-gear type
main body housing 120 and forms a place where input or output of a
second speed that is less than the first speed is performed.
In the present embodiment, both of the high-speed shaft 130 and the
low-speed shaft 140 including the pin-gear type main body housing
120 including the pins 121 may be rotated. Accordingly, implement
of various combinations of input/output, that is, a reduction gear,
an acceleration gear, and a differential gear, is possible. An
operation thereof is described below.
The pin-gear type main body housing 120 is described first. The
pin-gear type main body housing 120 forms an exterior structure of
the pin-gear type main body unit 110.
The high-speed shaft 130 and the low-speed shaft 140 including the
reduction portion 150 that is a device to reduce a speed may be
mounted at positions on the pin-gear type main body housing
120.
The pins 121 are rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential
surface of the pin-gear type main body housing 120 in a
circumferential direction. The input or output may be performed
through the pins 121.
As illustrated in detail in FIGS. 4 to 6, when the pins 121 are
coupled to a plurality of pin holes 120a of the pin-gear type main
body housing 120, and when the pins 121 are fixed to the pin-gear
type main body housing 120 in a press-fit method, during the
rotation of the pin-gear type main body housing 120, the pins 121
may perform only a revolution motion around the pin-gear type main
body housing 120.
However, in the present embodiment, each of the pins 121 may be
coupled to the pin-gear type main body housing 120 to be capable of
rotation relative thereto so that the pins 121 may simultaneously
rotate at its positions.
In other words, during the rotation of the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 the pins 121 may simultaneously rotate while revolving
along the pin-gear type main body housing 120. As such, in order to
have the pins 121 coupled to the pin-gear type main body housing
120 in a structure of capable of simultaneously rotating, a
structure of rotating the pins 121 on the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 and a lubrication structure of smoothly maintaining
rotation may be employed together.
Accordingly, a lubricant flow hole 122 in which a lubricant flows
in a length direction of each of the pins 121 is provided in each
of the pins 121.
A lubricant outlet 123 and a lubricant inlet 124 communicated with
the lubricant flow hole 122, and through which the lubricant enters
and exists through the lubricant flow hole 122, are provided in a
side wall of the pin 121.
Although it is not necessary, the lubricant outlet 123 and the
lubricant inlet 124 may be disposed opposite to each other in a
radial direction of each of the pins 121 at areas of both end
portions of the lubricant flow hole 122. The lubricant outlet 123
and the lubricant inlet 124 may respectively include a plurality of
lubricant outlets and a plurality of lubricant inlets which are
respectively disposed in the areas of both end portions of the
lubricant flow hole 122. The scope of rights of the present
inventive concept is not limited the above features.
The high-speed shaft 130, as briefly described above, is provided
at one side of the pin-gear type main body housing 120 and forms a
place where the input or output of the first speed that is a
relatively high speed is performed. In other words, the high-speed
shaft 130 may be an input high-speed shaft 130 or an output
high-speed shaft 130.
In the present embodiment, the high-speed shaft 130 is manufactured
in a shaft shape to correspond to a high speed. In other words, in
the present embodiment, the high-speed shaft 130 may include a
first high-speed shaft portion 131 having one end portion connected
to the reduction portion 150 and the other end portion connected to
the high-speed shaft connection unit 160, and a second high-speed
shaft portion 132 coaxially disposed with the first high-speed
shaft portion 131 and having one side connected to the first
high-speed shaft portion 131 and the other side exposed to the
outside of the pin-gear type main body housing 120 and connected to
the reduction portion 150.
As in the present embodiment, as the high-speed shaft 130 is
manufactured not only in a shaft shape and but also to be separated
and connected to one another, it may be advantageous to secure a
longer support distance and higher strength.
The low-speed shaft 140 is provided at the other side of the
pin-gear type main body housing 120 and forms a place where input
or output of the second speed that is less than the first speed. In
other words, the low-speed shaft 140 as well may be the input
low-speed shaft 140 or the output low-speed shaft 140.
In the present embodiment, the low-speed shaft 140 as well is
manufactured in a shaft shape to correspond to a relative speed by
the high speed rotation of the pin-gear type main body housing 120.
In other words, in the present embodiment, the low-speed shaft 140
may include a first low-speed shaft portion 141 having one end
portion connected to the reduction portion 150 and the other end
portion disposed to be exposed to the outside of the pin-gear type
main body housing 120, and second and third low-speed shaft
portions 142 and 143 having one side connected to the first
low-speed shaft portion 141 and the other side connected to the
reduction portion 150 and separated into a plurality of pieces that
are connected to one another.
As the low-speed shaft 140 as well is manufactured not only in a
shaft shape, but also to be separated and connected to one another,
it may be advantageous to secure a longer support distance and
higher strength.
For reference, the input/output employs the high-speed shaft 130
and the low-speed shaft 140 having a shaft shape which may reduce
the diameter compared with a flat shaft to correspond to (to reduce
heat generation and abrasion) a relative motion by a high speed
rotation of the pin-gear type main body housing 120 to a high speed
input and (which is a differential motion, for example, when the
input rotation number of the high-speed shaft 130 to rotate the
output of the low-speed shaft 140 that is 10 rpm is 1500 rpm, and
the rotation of the pin-gear type main body housing 120 is 2000
rpm, a relative rotation number of the output of the low-speed
shaft 140 is 2010 rpm, and the input of the high-speed shaft 130 is
3500 rpm).
The reduction portion 150 may be provided inside the pin-gear type
main body housing 120 to reduce the input speed. In the present
embodiment, the reduction portion 150 may include the
planetary-gear type planetary gear reduction portion 150. Regarding
the detailed components forming the planetary gear reduction
portion 150, Korean Patent No. 10-1009742 registered by the subject
applicant prior to the present application is referred to, and a
detailed structure thereof is omitted.
In the present embodiment, the reduction portion 150 may include a
plurality of high-speed shaft support bearings 151 and a plurality
of main bearings 152.
The high-speed shaft support bearings 151 are disposed apart from
each other in the length direction of the second high-speed shaft
portion 132. The high-speed shaft support bearings 151 may be
employed to secure the long support distance of the high-speed
shaft 130 and also the miniaturization of the pin-gear type main
body unit 110.
The main bearings 152 are disposed apart from each other at the
sides of the second and third low-speed shaft portions 142 and 143
to increase a support load. When the main bearings 152 have a
structure in which the main bearings 152 are disposed apart from
each other, a radial load applied by a pressure angle of the
pin-gear type main body unit 110 acts on the center of the two
separated main bearings 152, and thus may act as a pure radius
load, not as a moment such as sagging or the like. Accordingly,
more load may be supported or longer life and stability may be
obtained.
The high-speed shaft connection unit 160 is a separate structure
from the pin-gear type main body unit 110 connected to the
high-speed shaft 130 of the pin-gear type main body unit 110 to
enable the input or output through the high-speed shaft 130.
In the present embodiment, the high-speed shaft connection unit 160
may include the pin-gear type high-speed shaft connection unit 160
in which a plurality of pins 161 are rotatably provided in a
circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface
thereof.
A first dummy input/output unit 171 may be connected to an area of
the pins 161 of the high-speed shaft connection unit 160 by being
meshed with each other. The high-speed shaft connection unit 160
may perform an input function through the first dummy input/output
unit 171. When the high-speed shaft connection unit 160 performs an
output function, the output may be transmitted to another structure
through the first dummy input/output unit 171.
Likewise, a second dummy input/output unit 172 may be connected to
an area of the pin 121 of the pin-gear type main body unit 110 by
being meshed with each other. The pin-gear type main body unit 110
may perform an input function through the second dummy input/output
unit 172. When the pin-gear type main body unit 110 performs an
output function, the output is transmitted to another structure
through the second dummy input/output unit 172.
Hereinafter, the operation of the differential transmission 100
according to the present embodiment is described.
As described above, in the present embodiment, all of the
high-speed shaft 130 and the low-speed shaft 140 including the
pin-gear type main body housing 120 having the pins 121 may have a
rotating structure.
Accordingly, when any one of the pin-gear type main body housing
120, the high-speed shaft 130, and the low-speed shaft 140 is
fixed, by selecting any one of the other two as input or output,
various combinations of input/output, that is, a reduction gear, an
acceleration gear, and a differential gear, may all be
implemented.
First, while the pin-gear type main body housing 120 is fixed, by
setting the high-speed shaft 130 as an input and the low-speed
shaft 140 as an output, a reduction gear may be implemented. In
other words, a high speed input may be reduced to a low speed and
then output.
Furthermore, while the high-speed shaft 130 is fixed, by setting
the pin-gear type main body housing 120 as an input and the
low-speed shaft 140 as an output, another type of reduction gear
may be implemented.
Furthermore, while the low-speed shaft 140 is fixed, by setting the
high-speed shaft 130 as an input and the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 as an output, another type of reduction gear may be
implemented, and a structure thereof matches FIG. 1. In this state,
as the high-speed shaft 130 serves as an input, a motor (not shown)
or the like may be connected to the first dummy input/output unit
171 so that the first dummy input/output unit 171 rotates the
high-speed shaft 130. The second dummy input/output unit 172 that
receives an output (a low speed compared with the speed of the
input) from the pin-gear type main body housing 120 may rotate
other devices, for example, equipment such as index.
Next, while the pin-gear type main body housing 120 is fixed, by
setting the low-speed shaft 140 as an input and the high-speed
shaft 130 as an output, an acceleration gear may be implemented. In
other words, a low speed input may be accelerated to a high speed
and output.
Furthermore, while the high-speed shaft 130 is fixed, by setting
the low-speed shaft 140 as an input and the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 as an output, another type of acceleration gear may be
implemented.
Furthermore, while the low-speed shaft 140 is fixed, by setting the
pin-gear type main body housing 120 as an input and the high-speed
shaft 130 as an output, another type of acceleration gear may be
implemented, and a structure thereof matches FIG. 1. In this state,
as the pin-gear type main body housing 120 serves as an input, a
motor (not shown) or the like may be connected to the second dummy
input/output unit 172 so that the second dummy input/output unit
172 rotates the pin-gear type main body housing 120. The first
dummy input/output unit 171 that receives an output (a high speed
compared with the speed of the input) from the high-speed shaft 130
may rotate other devices, for example, equipment such as index.
In addition, in the differential transmission 100 according to the
present embodiment, as the pin-gear type main body housing 120
including the pins 121, the high-speed shaft 130, and the low-speed
shaft 140 are all efficiently rotatable, a motion in the form of a
differential gear may be possible by implementing an output of a
differential speed compared with two different inputs among the
pin-gear type main body housing 120, the high-speed shaft 130, and
the low-speed shaft 140.
As described above, for example, when the differential transmission
100 according to the present embodiment is used in the combination
illustrated in FIG. 1, back lash that may be generated in a gear
structure for power transmission of the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 or the high-speed shaft 130 may be removed so that an
angular acceleration change amount (or angular velocity change
amount) that is one of core factors of power transmission is
reduced.
For reference, back lash refers to a gap generated between teeth
surfaces when a pair of gears are engaged with each other. An
appropriate back lash is needed for smooth rotation of a pair of
gears. When the back lash is too small, that is, a gap between a
pair of gears is formed too small, lubrication is insufficient so
that friction between the teeth surfaces increase. Reversely, when
the back lash is too great, the engagement of the gears
deteriorates so that the gears may be damaged.
Furthermore, when the differential transmission 100 according to
the present embodiment is employed, a profile shift adjustment
available range is great compared with a conventional involute
tooth profile so that a gear center distance adjustment range,
which increased difficulty in the implementation of a differential
motion, is increased, thereby securing flexibility in design. In
addition, due to quietness by a substantial rolling motion of the
pin-gear type main body unit 110, reduction of noise and vibration
in a high speed differential motion may be expected.
The reduction portion 150 included in the pin-gear type main body
housing 120 of the differential transmission 100 according to the
present embodiment, as described above, may include the
planetary-gear type planetary gear reduction portion 150. In this
state, as the planetary gear may be implemented by freely selecting
a simple planetary gear, a planetary gear of a cycloid structure,
an inscribed planetary gear, or the like, it may be possible to
increase the application range of a differential device by enabling
high speed rotation of the pin-gear type main body housing 120
while realizing a substantial built-in reduction ratio in a wide
differential width of 2 to 600 on the co-axis of the
input/output.
According to the present embodiment having the above-described
structure and operation, a high precision differential speed may be
easily implemented with a compact structure.
FIG. 7 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a second embodiment of the present inventive concept.
Referring to the drawing, a differential transmission 200 according
to the present embodiment may also include a pin-gear type main
body unit 210 and a high-speed shaft connection unit 260.
The pin-gear type main body unit 210 has a so-called pin gear type
in which a plurality of pins 221 are applied to an outer
circumferential surface thereof as described in the first
embodiment.
In contrast, in the present embodiment, the high-speed shaft
connection unit 260 may include the spur-gear type high-speed shaft
connection unit 260 in which gear teeth 261 having a circular shape
are formed in the circumferential direction of the outer
circumferential surface thereof.
In this state, a curve of the gear teeth 261 having a circular
shape may form a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
For reference, a cycloid curve refers to a trace formed by a point
marked on the circumference of a circle that rolls on a straight
line. In contrast, a trochoid curve refers to a trace formed by a
point fixed inside or outside a circle, not on the circumference of
the circle.
When the spur-gear type high-speed shaft connection unit 260 is
applied to the differential transmission 200 according to the
present embodiment, a first dummy input/output unit 271
corresponding thereto may be changed to a pin gear shape. The
second dummy input/output unit 172 interacting the pin-gear type
main body unit 210 is the same as the first embodiment.
When the differential transmission 200 according to the present
embodiment is used in the same combination as FIG. 7, a high
precision differential speed may be easily implemented.
FIG. 8 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a third embodiment of the present inventive concept.
Referring to the drawing, a differential transmission 300 according
to the present embodiment may include substantially the same
structure as the differential transmission 100 of the first
embodiment, that is, the pin-gear type main body unit 110 and the
high-speed shaft connection unit 160, both being in the form of a
pin gear.
However, in the present embodiment, a second dummy input/output
unit 372 that interacts with the pin-gear type main body unit 110
is provided in a rack gear type in which gear teeth 372a in a
linear shape are formed. In this case, for example, when the
pin-gear type main body unit 110 operates as an output, a linear
motion may be performed through the second dummy input/output unit
372.
Even when the differential transmission 300 according to the
present embodiment is used in the same combination of FIG. 8, a
high precision differential speed may be easily implemented.
FIG. 9 is a use state view of a differential transmission according
to a fourth embodiment of the present inventive concept.
Referring to the drawing, a differential transmission 400 according
to the present embodiment is rather different from the
above-described embodiments. In other words, the differential
transmission 400 according to the present embodiment may include a
spur-gear type main body unit 410 and the high-speed shaft
connection unit 160.
The spur-gear type main body unit 410 may include a spur gear type
main body housing 420 in which input or output is performed through
a plurality of gear teeth 421 formed in the circumferential
direction of the outer circumferential surface thereof, the
high-speed shaft 130 (see FIG. 4) provided at one side of the spur
gear type main body housing 420 and through which the input or
output of the first speed that is a relatively high speed is
performed, the low-speed shaft 140 (see FIG. 4) provided at the
other side of the spur gear type main body housing 420 and through
which the input or output of the second speed that is less than the
first speed is performed, and the reduction portion 150 (see FIG.
4) provided inside the spur gear type main body housing 420 and
through which an input speed is reduced.
Compared with the first embodiment, the spur-gear type main body
unit 410 applied to the present embodiment is distinguished in that
the spur-gear type main body unit 410 has a spur gear structure
having the gear teeth 421, not a pin gear structure. Although it is
not illustrated, the structures and functions of the high-speed
shaft 130 (see FIG. 4), the low-speed shaft 140 (see FIG. 4), and
the reduction portion 150 (see FIG. 4) which are mounted at
positions in the spur gear type main body housing 420 are all the
same as those of the first embodiment. Accordingly, the structures
and functions are not described herein and are referred to the
above-described embodiment.
A curve of the gear teeth 421 formed on the spur-gear type main
body unit 410 may form a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
The high-speed shaft connection unit 160 connected to the spur-gear
type main body unit 410 of the present embodiment, like the first
embodiment, is employed as the pin-gear type high-speed shaft
connection unit 160 to which the pins 161 are rotatably coupled in
the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface
thereof.
In the above structure, that is, when the spur-gear type main body
unit 410 and the pin-gear type high-speed shaft connection unit 160
are employed, the first dummy input/output unit 171 and the second
dummy input/output unit 172 that are connected to the spur-gear
type main body unit 410 and the pin-gear type high-speed shaft
connection unit 160 to interact with each other may be a spur gear
type and a pin gear type, respectively.
Even when the differential transmission 400 according to the
present embodiment is used in the combination of FIG. 9, a high
precision differential speed may be easily implemented.
FIG. 10 is a use state view of a differential transmission
according to a fifth embodiment of the present inventive
concept.
Referring to the drawing, a differential transmission 500 according
to the present embodiment has a slightly similar shape to the
above-described fourth embodiment. In other words, the differential
transmission 500 according to the present embodiment may include
the spur-gear type main body unit 410 and the high-speed shaft
connection unit 260.
The spur-gear type main body unit 410 is the same as the
above-described fourth embodiment. However, the high-speed shaft
connection unit 260 applied to the present embodiment, like the
second embodiment of FIG. 7, is employed as the spur-gear type
high-speed shaft connection unit 260 on which the gear teeth 261
having a circular shape are formed in the circumferential direction
of the outer circumferential surface thereof. In this state, a
curve of the gear teeth 261 having a circular shape may form a
cycloid curve or a trochoid curve.
In the structure, that is, when the spur-gear type main body unit
410 and the spur-gear type high-speed shaft connection unit 260 are
employed, the first dummy input/output unit 271 and a second dummy
input/output unit 472 that are connected to the spur-gear type main
body unit 410 and the spur-gear type high-speed shaft connection
unit 260 and interact with each other are all of a pin gear
type.
Even when the differential transmission 500 according to the
present embodiment is used in the combination of FIG. 10, a high
precision differential speed may be easily implemented.
As such, while this disclosure has been particularly shown and
described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will
be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various
changes in form and details may be made therein without departing
from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the
appended claims. The preferred embodiments should be considered in
descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.
Therefore, the scope of the disclosure is defined not by the
detailed description of the disclosure but by the appended claims,
and all differences within the scope will be construed as being
included in the disclosure.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
The present inventive concept is applicable for industrial
machinery, semiconductor or flat display manufacturing equipment,
various kinds of logistics equipment, etc., as well as various
machine tools requiring a rotational motion or a linear motion.
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